Folding mirror.



M. E. LANE.

FOLDING MIRROR.

APPUCATION FILED OCT. 29, 1914.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

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M. E. LANE.

FOLDING MIRROR.

APPLICATION FILED act. 29. 1914.

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MICHAEL EDW. LANE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FOLDING MIRROR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

Application filed October 29, 1914. Serial No. 869,257.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MICHAEL E. LANE, acitizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Folding Mirrors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to improvements in folding mirrors and has forits primary object to generally improve and simplify the construction ofsuch devices so as to render them more practical, reliable and efficientin operation and inexpensive to manufacture.

Another object of importance is to provide a folding mirror of thecharacter described which consists of a base, standard and brackets forsupporting the mirror, all of which are so connected with each otherthat they may be readily folded into a small compass and may beeasilypacked for shipment or storage.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as areillustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the followingspecification and then more particularly pointed out in the claims.

lVith reference to the drawings, wherein I have illustrated thepreferred embodiment of my invention asit is reduced to practice,

and throughout the several views of which similar reference numeralsdesignate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a front ,ele-- vation partlyin section of my improved mirror assembled and in operative position,Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the mirror in folded position, Fig. 3 is aside elevation of the mirror in extended position, and Fig. 4 is atransverse sectional view taken on the plane of line M of Fig. 8 showingin detail the pivot screws for connecting the base with the standard.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1designates as an entirety a metallic and circular base that isapproximately concavo-convex and positioned with its convex faceupwardly. Formed in the center of the base 1 is a socket 2 from theopposite sides of which extend upwardly, op osed attaching lugs 3.Mounted upon the .ass 1 is upright section 6 and is telescoped by thesection 6 so that when the mirror is folded the upper section may slideinto the lower section. The lower end of the lower section is positionedwithin the socket 2 and the attaching lugs 3 engage upon opposite sidesof said lower section.

Mounted within longitudinal slots 7 formed in opposite sides of thesection 6 in the lower end thereof are pivot screws 8, the heads ofwhich are preferably shaped to conform to the curvature of the innerface of the lower section 6 and engage said inner face, while the shankportions thereof extend through openings in the attaching lugs 3.Mounted upon the threaded portions of the pivot screws 8 are thumb nuts9 which serve to hold the standard 4 in upright position when tightened.

T-coupling 10 having the shank portion thereof internally screw threadedand receiving the externally screw threaded upper end of the section 5of the standard 1, supports a U-shaped bracket 11. The bracket 11 isenlarged centrally of its ends as at 12, said enlarged portion beingdisposed within the head section of the T-coupling 10 and having itsends flush with the ends of the coupling.

A screw threaded opening 18 is extended downwardly through the enlargedportion 12 of the bracket 11 and communicates with the tubular sections5 and 6 to receive an elongated screw bolt 14, which will be hereinaftermore fully described.

"The elongated screw bolt 14. having a knurled head is inserted throughthe opening 13 and positioned within the sections 5 and 6. The free endof said screw bolt 17 from one to the other end to provide I bifurcatedarms thus permitting the bolt 14 to be easily positioned and removed asdescribed, and further the bifurcation allows the T-coupling 10 toexpand and retract to conform with the contour of the enlarged portion12 of the bracket 11. The bifurcated arms engaging each side of the boltadjacent its head will prevent the enlarged portion 12 of the bracket 11from rotating in the T-coupling 10.

A semi-circular bracket 18 is secured at its ends to the free ends ofthe bracket 11. A circular mirror 19 having formed on opposite sidesthereof internally threaded bosses 20 is mounted between the brackets 18and 11. The ends of the brackets 18 and 11 overlap and have openingswhich register. Inserted through the openings in the ends of thebrackets are pivot screws having knurled heads and which are turned inthe internally threaded bosses 20 on the frame of the mirror 19.

The screws 21 support the mirror 19 so that it may be tilted to thedesired angle. To fold the mirror into position as shown in Fig. 2 inthe drawings the screws 9 are loosened and the standard f pulled upwardly until the lower end is out of registration with the bracket 2 andthe standard is free to swing relative to the base -1. Prior to theswinging or moving of the standard l the bolt 1 is removed and the upperside 5 of the standard telescoped by the lower section '6. When thescrew 14; has been removed the bracket 11 is free to move relative tothe coupling 10 and is moved so that the mirror is in position to engagethe under face of the base 1. As the base is concavoconvex and theconcaved side downward the mirror extends partly within the base and acompactstructure provided. The curvature of the base is approximatelythe same as that of the rim of the mirror thus a snug fit is providedand the mirror be packed for shipment without danger of breaking.

With reference to the foregoing descriptionand accompanying drawings itwill be readily seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive mirrorthat may be easily folded into compact form and placed within the cornerof a satchel or suitcase so as to take up little room and as easilyextended for use.

In practice, I have found that the form of my invention, illustrated inthe drawings and referred to in the above description, as the preferredembodiment, is the most efficient and practical; yet realizing that theconditions concurrent with the adoption of my device will necessarilyvary, I desire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes indetails of construction,

proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required,without sacrificing any. of the advantages of my invention, as setforth.

What is claimed is A folding mirror comprising a base, said baseprovided with a central socket, attaching lugs formed on said base andextending upwardly from the socket, a standard consisting of telescopicsections mounted between said attaching lugs, one of said sectionsprovided with slots in the lower end thereof, screw-threaded boltsmounted in said slots and passed through the attaching lugs to receivenuts to hold said section of the standard to the lugs, a T-couplingsecured to the upper end of the. other section of the standard, saidT-c'oupling having its horizontal portion slotted to provide bifurcatedarms, a U-shaped bracket provided with an enlarged portion journ'aled inthe bifurcated arms of the T-coupli'ng, said enlarged portion of theU-shaped bracket provided with a vertically extendinginternallyscrew-threaded opening, a headed rod provided withscrew threads at oneend and adjacent the headed end to be passed between the bifurcated armsand threaded within the opening of the U-shaped bracket andscrewthreaded into the central socket of the base to prevent rotation ofsaid U-shaped bracket, within the T-coupling and to hold thesectionsextended, and a mirror pivoted to said U-shaped bracket.

In testimonv whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

7 MICHAEL EDWV. LANE.

VVit'nesses:

HENRY F. SGI-IAFER, JOHN MILLs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

